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A compelling, lively narrative history of the peoples and cultures of the great river of Southeast Asia, The Mekong spans two thousand years--from the dawn of civilization on the Mekong Delta to the...

Named Temujin at birth by his nomadic family in early Mongolia, the great Genghis Khan used his skill and cunning to create the Mongol Empire and conquer almost the entire continent of Asia. As ruler...

Touching the Mekong is a visual exploration of contemporary life in those Southeast Asian countries that border, or contain within their borders, segments of the region's largest river, the Mekong...

From Gold Star father, beloved Democratic National Convention speaker, and 2022 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Khizr Khan comes a book for young people about the Constitution—what it says...

The Khan children, caught between bell-bottoms and arranged marriages, are buffeted by their Pakistani father's insistence on tradition, their English mother's laissez-faire attitude and their own...

'Food writing at its best, a moving and beautiful book' Nigella LawsonFood and travel writer Yasmin Khan travels through Greece, Turkey and Cyprus sharing vibrant recipes and powerful stories from a...

Based on the author’s eight years of fieldwork with the United Nations-led Conference of Parties (COP), In Quest of a Shared Planet offers an illuminating first-person ethnographic perspective on...

For thousands of years, the eastern Mediterranean has stood as a meeting point between East and West, bringing cultures and cuisines through trade, commerce, and migration. Traveling by boat and...

One of the top ten graphic novels for Spring 2022, as chosen by Publishers Weekly“Khan debuts with a deeply introspective, elegantly rendered graphic memoir about her experiences, faith, and family...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age—by the author featured...

A New Yorker, Guardian, BookRiot, Kitchn, KCRW, and Literary Hub Best Cookbook of the YearA dazzling celebration of Palestinian cuisine, featuring more than 80 modern recipes, captivating stories and...

An American Interest Book of the Year“Readers will not find a shrewder analysis as to why the Chinese act as they do.”—Robert D. Kaplan“An outstanding contribution to our understanding of that most...

An inside look at how one of the country’s most elite private schools prepares its students for successAs one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St. Paul's School in Concord, New...

An inside look at how one of the country’s most elite private schools prepares its students for successAs one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St. Paul's School in Concord, New...

In this vibrant, bighearted picture book by celebrated creators Hena Khan and Sandhya Prabhat, a young girl must overcome her shyness to join in the dancing fun at a mehndi. Talia wants to be as...

The first teacher to bring Islamic mysticism to the West presents music’s divine nature and its connection to our daily lives in this poetic classic of Sufi literature.   Music, according to Sufi...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. New York Times Editor’s Pick. Library Journal Best Books of 2019. TIME Magazine's "Best Memoirs of 2018 So Far."O, Oprah’s Magazine’s “10 Titles to Pick Up Now...

With a welcome mix of humor, heart, and high-stakes drama, Sabina Khan provides a timely and honest portrait of what it's like to grow up feeling unwelcome in your own culture.Fight for love. Fight...

A dazzling first novel of two lovers' struggle for freedom and passion in a city riven by turmoilBack in Karachi for his father's funeral, Daanish, a Pakistani student changed by his years at an...

A visual celebration of jeweled masterworks from Paris in the Art Deco eraOne Christmas Eve, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan gave his wife, Princess Catherine, an exquisite jeweled box made by Cartier in...